Cops: Six Flags worker peeped entertainers with camera

JACKSON – Police arrested a Six Flags Great Adventure employee and charged him with invasion of privacy after learning he was secretly filming the park’s female entertainers dressing and undressing, said Police Lt. Steven Laskiewicz.

Park employee Leonard Vasile Jr., 25, of South Plainfield, who police said was an entertainer himself at the park, used a computer and camera to record video inside a private trailer used by dancers and entertainers of the park as a dressing room, Laskiewicz said. Vasile may have been a dancer, but Laskiewicz said he was uncertain of his role in the park entertainment program.

The investigation by Detectives Mitch Cowit and Ed Howe started when representatives of Great Adventure called on July 3 to report the possible criminal activity, Laskiewicz said.

Vasile had set up a computerized camera during the park’s Fright Fest last fall to record the entertainers as they dressed and undressed, police said. He kept doing it until shortly before the incident was reported, Laskiewicz said.

Vasile was charged with invasion of privacy, was processed and released after posting $25,000 bail, authorities said.

Vasile has been fired, said Kristin B. Siebeneicher, spokeswoman for Great Adventure.

“The safety and well-being of our guests and employees is our top priority, and we have zero tolerance for any inappropriate behavior,” Siebeneicher said. “When this situation was brought to our attention, we immediately turned it over to local authorities and have terminated his employment.”

The investigation is continuing with the assistance of the Ocean County Prosecutor’s Office Computer Crimes Unit and the complete cooperation of the park representatives to identify any other potential victims, Laskiewicz said.

Anyone with additional information is asked to call Jackson Police Detectives Cowit or Howe at 732-928-1111.